How She Leads: Kate Wylie, Mars Inc.

Mars is unique in several ways. First, we’re still owned by the founding Mars family, which is just brilliant for our sustainability strategy because it allows us to think in terms of generations instead of just quarterly goals, like at many other companies. Next, we’ve always been a principles-led business. The founder’s business objective is based on “mutuality” and [he] believed business can only be successful in the long-term if there is a true mutual benefit for every partner in the supply chain. If Mars wants to be successful, then everyone in our supply chain must also be successful. Third, we take a scientific approach. Based on a scientific study, we identified three areas of environmental impact we need to manage in order to keep humanity working within its planetary boundaries: greenhouse gas emissions, water and land.